Silicon-core glass fibres as microwire radial-junction solar cells

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Martinsen, F A ^a   Smeltzer, B K ^a   Nord, M ^a   Hawkins, T ^b   Ballato, J ^b   Gibson, U J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

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EID: 84906930328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06283     Document Type: Article

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